Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) shakes hands with his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian during their meeting in New York, the United States, on Sept. 19, 2017. Wang Yi met with his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian with the two sides pledging to step up cooperation on global hot-spot issues, climate change, among others. (Xinhua)
Wang also met French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, during which the two sides pledged to step up bilateral cooperation on global hot-spot issues and climate change, among others.
Wang said China appreciates France's participation in the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing in May, and hopes that France can make even greater contributions to the Belt and Road Initiative.
China is willing to work with France in the fight against climate change and in implementing the Paris Agreement, said Wang, who also called on countries to adhere to the Paris accord at a meeting with high-level officials on climate change.
Le Drian said France is ready to promote major projects between the two countries.
France appreciates China's contributions to the Paris Agreement and is willing to work with China to push the international community to do more to combat climate change, Le Drian said.
France and China, both permanent members of the UN Security Council, should strengthen multilateral cooperation and promote the leading role of the Security Council in settling international hot spot issues, he said.
The two ministers also exchanged views over the situation on the Korean Peninsula.
